Islamabad : The government of Saudi Arabia has signed three grant agreements with Pakistan to finance three road infrastructure and energy projects under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). "These agreements have been inked in line with the understanding...
By Muhammet Kursun, Tehran: The U.S. will sooner or later rejoin the Iran nuclear deal, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday. Speaking at a press conference in New York, where he was attending the UN General Assembly, Rouhani described the U.S. withdrawal...
By Muhammet Kursun, Tehran: Iran held a high-level meeting on Wednesday to discuss regional security and cooperation against terrorism. Top officials from Russia, China, India and Afghanistan attended the “Dialogue for Regional Security” meeting in the capital Tehran....
United Nations : United Nations Special Representative for International Migration, Louise Arbour, has said the Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, to be held in December in Marrakech, Morocco, would be a crucial inter-governmental conference....
United Nations : Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday blasted the US-led sanctions against his country as "economic terrorism". "World security is under threat by some states' recklessness and disregard of international values and institutions," Rouhani made...
Riyadh : Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud will officially inaugurate a high-speed rail line connecting the holy cities of Mecca and Medina on Tuesday. The 450 km-long Haramain rail line will connect Mecca, Jeddah, King Abdulaziz International Airport,...
By Dr. Saud Mohammed Al Sati, On September 23, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will celebrate its 88th National Day. It marks the day the Kingdom was unified under the founding King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud in 1932. On this occasion, we also celebrate the...
Dubai : About 18 months after the Arab quartet severed ties with Qatar, "there is still no solution to the spat in sight," said UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash on Monday. Referring to an interview by former Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin...
Islamabad : Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Sunday that Finance Minister Asad Umer will present the Mini-Budget on Tuesday. During his meeting with the owners of Pakistani media outlets in the southern port city of Karachi, Imran Khan called for austerity...
Tehran : Afghanistan Customs Department has banned the imports of four types of Iranian products, Eghtesadonline reported on Sunday. The banned items include oil products, cement, steel products, tiles and ceramics from Iran as of Sept. 16. Ali Shariati, a member of...